S6E10 - Are Ceramic Membranes the Future?

Ceramic Membranes may take over the market by storm. When membranes became mainstream in the late nineties, ceramic players already existed in niches such as Oil & Gas. But no one would have ever thought of applying the technology in water applications.  At ten thousand dollars per square meter, ceramic membranes were not only prohibitively costly but also fifty to five hundred times more expensive than polymerics. To worsen the picture, plant designs were done in copy-paste from polymerics to ceramics, which did not leverage the advantages of the technology.  Because indeed, ceramic membranes have perks! They are said to be more robust, can handle higher solids loading, withstand more aggressive cleanings and higher temperatures while guaranteeing a longer lifetime with fewer membrane failures.  So, when manufacturing progress divided their cost by four over a decade, early adopters gave it a try.  And the more early adopters there were, the bigger the scale effects, which in turn kept dragging the costs down and feeding the virtuous circle.  Today, ceramics still represent only 2% of the market, but with tumbling prices... Ceramic membranes may take over the market by storm! Wanna dive deeper into the topic? Check out: S4E10 with Sebastian Andreassen, CCO, and Co-Founder of Cembrane  S2E2 with Haris Kadrispahic, Head of Innovation at Liqtech  🎙️ PODCAST 🎙️ Website: https://dww.show/podcast/ Smartlink: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water 👋  SOCIAL MEDIA  👋  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinewalter1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwwpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AntoineWalter7 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DontWasteWaterPodcastHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.